Chapter 24 Fan Xudong's Story
Zhou Xiaoshan read Mr. Fan's life story carefully at the beginning, but what impressed him most was the tragedy of being plundered by the Japanese army in the second half of his life!
He spoke very hastily about the previous few past events!
"After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, he was invited by Liang Qichao to bring his acquired skills back to the Beiyang government to serve! Although Mr. Liang valued him very much, the corrupt Beiyang government could not provide such a young talent with a stage to display his abilities! What was he doing? He was working as a laboratory technician at the mint that minted Yuan Datou coins!"
"absurd!"
Liu Xiang attached great importance to scientific and technological talents. The arsenal and steel plant of Chongqing Equipment Repair Institute recruited many college students, even masters and doctors, and they started cursing without thinking!
The soldiers in the guard camp also understood that this might not be a good position!
"Fan Xudong was, of course, dissatisfied with such a position and resigned after two months. But Mr. Liang Qichao stuffed him into the delegation to Europe to study salt administration!"
"The advanced salt production in Europe deeply shocked Fan Xudong. In the fourth year of the Republic of China, he returned to China and founded the Tianjin Jiuda Refined Salt Company with a capital of 50,000 yuan. Fan Xudong was elected as the general manager and produced the first batch of refined salt made in China. Fan Xudong personally designed a pentagonal trademark named 'Neptune'. For the first time, Chinese people ate refined salt made from seawater! Of course, Sichuan people are an exception, because we eat well salt. Many places in Sichuan are rich in well salt. Several famous workshops can also refine refined salt. The sodium chloride content is very high, more than 75%! Hey, even if Jiuda produces refined salt, it can't be sold in Sichuan!"
This guy seemed to be talking nonsense, but he was actually very knowledgeable. Not only Liu Xiang, but everyone who was listening to the longmenzhen with relish burst into laughter!
Fan Xudong’s great contribution to his country’s salt industry has nothing to do with Sichuan people!
"After Fan Xudong produced refined salt, foreigners did not stop attacking him. They wanted to control all of China's salt industry. The first to take action were the British. They blocked the port with gunboats and prohibited Fan Xudong from selling salt. The crazy Japanese even said that Neptune brand salt was poisonous and widely distributed leaflets to spread rumors!"
The soldiers obviously put themselves in Fan Xudong's shoes and became worried!
"The foreigners lost huge profits and launched a crazy counterattack. This was within Mr. Fan's expectations. What he never expected was that the Chinese would also attack him!"
Zhou Xiaoshan's words were like a huge rock thrown into the calm lake, and all the soldiers were blown away!
"Who the hell dares? Kill the traitor!"
Zhou Xiaoshan waved his hands for a long time before he calmed the soldiers' anger!
"Salt used to be managed by the government, and warlords also needed it to collect taxes and support their armies. Mr. Fan only considered letting the Chinese people eat cheap refined salt, and didn't think about the boycotts from various places. He suffered a big loss! The sales were not smooth, but fortunately he reacted quickly! With the help of his friends, he managed to get through this and open up the situation. Unexpectedly, Jiuda Refined Salt was making a fortune and was targeted by hungry wolves!"
" The commander of the Fengtian warlords in Tianjin was Li Jinglin, who kidnapped Fan Xudong in the name of raising military funds and extorted 200,000 yuan!"
"Fan Xudong is a man of integrity. How can he stand such dirty threats?"
"Li Jinglin ordered the detention of Fan Xudong and sent people to Jiuda to threaten Fan Xudong's life. Fan Xudong was stubborn and stubborn, and he refused to let his family pay the ransom!"
"Later, it was his eldest brother Fan Yuanlian who stepped forward and asked someone to find Li Jinglin to intercede for him. He secretly transferred 60,000 yuan from the refined salt factory's account and finally redeemed him!"
Liu Xiang nudged Feng Tiankui beside him with his foot, and his meaning was very clear. Do you know why I can't invite Fan Xudong? People think that Li Jinglin and I are birds of a feather!
"However, Mr. Fan Xudong's steps did not stop because of so many setbacks. His ideal is to start our country's chemical industry and heavy chemical industry! The first things he targeted were the domestic blanks and the urgent need to import chemical raw materials. What did he target this time?"
"soda ash!"
Liu Xiang answered in a dragging voice, and Feng Tiankui, Luo Jialie, and a group of people all laughed!
This kid is very good at talking nonsense. He is afraid that others may not like to listen, so he often asks questions while talking nonsense!
"The Marshal is a man of vision, unlike a bunch of you country bastards. You deserve to be a soldier. It's this thing, soda ash!"
Zhou Xiaoshan flattered Liu Xiang without leaving a trace and wrote "soda ash" on the blackboard!
"Soda ash has a wide range of uses! The soap you use to wash clothes requires soda ash, the glass on our commander's telescope requires soda ash, the cement used to build the Marshal's building requires soda ash, and even camera printing, fabric dyeing, and the steamed buns and noodles we eat all require soda ash! It plays a very important role in the national economy and people's livelihood!"
Feng Tiankui, Liu Xiang and their group were all nodding, and the soldiers seemed to have understood that soda ash was a very important thing!
"But alkali is different from salt. There are equipment restrictions, technical restrictions, and even advanced production methods. People have applied for patents, and you can't just copy them! For example, our commander wrote two ditties, and you can't just sing them in public or use them for stage performances. If you want to sing them on stage, you have to pay money and get the commander's consent!"
Seeing Feng Tiankui's unfriendly look, Zhou Xiaoshan quickly changed his words!
"No, no, I said it wrong. It was Fan Haer who composed two little songs!"
The expression on his face when he was caught cheating in bed was extremely exaggerated.
Burst into laughter!
Feng Tiankui also laughed!
Liu Xiang smiled and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears!
"Fan Xudong found out who had mastered the most advanced alkali production method in the world. A Belgian named Solvay invented the most advanced and cheap alkali production method, which he sold to many European companies! Not only was it protected by patents, but it was also kept strictly confidential during production and never disclosed to the public."
Zhou Xiaoshan let out a breath!
"Although it is extremely difficult, Fan Xudong made up his mind that the soda ash industry must be developed. We cannot let the foreigners strangle us! I will be your student first, and when I learn your skills, I will come to deal with you! At worst, I can just pretend to be your grandson first!"
"But foreigners are not fools. You are such a powerful chemical entrepreneur, so they won't let you play the grandson. When he visited the Solvay process alkali factories in Britain, France, Belgium and other countries, he was repeatedly rejected and was not allowed to enter the site. When he visited the Bruneman alkali factory in the UK, the arrogant owner mocked him and said, "You don't understand the alkali production process, you should just look at the boiler room!"
"Go learn how to build a factory and see the boiler room. Do you understand what that means?"
Seeing that the soldiers were all shaking their heads, Liu Xiang did not help Zhou Xiaoshan to explain!
"For example, if Li Zongren, the commander of the Gui army, or Yan Laoxi, the commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan army, wanted to visit our 66th Division, the division commander would invite him to visit the toilet!"
"Isn't this an insult?"
The soldiers were filled with righteous indignation. Liu Xiang and Feng Tiankui thought that this kid had an amazing mouth!
Between opening and closing, a group of people were excited!
